Citizen scientists partner with local wildlife officials for Moose Day

(Jackson, Wyo.) - The eighth annual Moose Day Jackson Hole survey will be
conducted on Saturday, February 27 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in collaboration
with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Volunteers from trained Nature Mapping Citizen Scientists, Wyoming Game and
Fish Department and Bridger-Teton National Forest personnel will take part.
Every year since 2009 on a Saturday morning in late February, Jackson Hole
Nature Mappers partner with Wyoming Game and Fish to survey moose in Teton
County. Teams of two or more are assigned to drive, ski or snowshoe a set
territory and Nature Map moose gender, age, location and the time of
spotting.
[image: Inline image 1]
*Resting moose photo taken by JHWF Board Member and professional
photographer Henry Holdsworth of Wild by Nature Gallery. h/t Jackson Hole
Wildlife Foundation / Pitchengine Communities*
Nature Mappers contribute important sightings in developed and rural areas
not surveyed by professional game biologists who concentrate on public
lands. Anyone who is not a certified Nature Mapper needs to go with someone
who is.
During last year’s survey, 97 individual moose were observed by 71
volunteers in 61 individual search areas. Moose observations by sex and age
are available at http://www.naturemappingjh.org/Moose-Day-Project.aspx, as
are other relevant data.
Nature Mapping Jackson Hole is a community of trained, citizen scientists
who report what, when and where they observe wildlife. These collective
observations create a long-term dataset of wildlife distribution throughout
Jackson Hole. By observing and recording the wildlife we see on a daily
basis, and making these observations available to others in the community,
the organization hopes to inform land management decisions and wildlife
biologists.
Nature Mapping Jackson Hole is a project of the Jackson Hole Wildlife
Foundation, made possible by the support of the Meg and Bert Raynes
Wildlife Fund.
*Feature Photo: Moose photo from last year's Moose Day taken by Nature
Mapper Gigi Halloran. h/t Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation / Pitchengine
Communities*
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Citizen scientists partner with local wildlife officials for Moose Day

(Jackson, Wyo.) - The eighth annual Moose Day Jackson Hole survey will be
conducted on Saturday, February 27 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. in collaboration
with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.
Volunteers from trained Nature Mapping Citizen Scientists, Wyoming Game and
Fish Department and Bridger-Teton National Forest personnel will take part.
Every year since 2009 on a Saturday morning in late February, Jackson Hole
Nature Mappers partner with Wyoming Game and Fish to survey moose in Teton
County. Teams of two or more are assigned to drive, ski or snowshoe a set
territory and Nature Map moose gender, age, location and the time of
spotting.
[image: Inline image 1]
*Resting moose photo taken by JHWF Board Member and professional
photographer Henry Holdsworth of Wild by Nature Gallery. h/t Jackson Hole
Wildlife Foundation / Pitchengine Communities*
Nature Mappers contribute important sightings in developed and rural areas
not surveyed by professional game biologists who concentrate on public
lands. Anyone who is not a certified Nature Mapper needs to go with someone
who is.
During last year’s survey, 97 individual moose were observed by 71
volunteers in 61 individual search areas. Moose observations by sex and age
are available at http://www.naturemappingjh.org/Moose-Day-Project.aspx, as
are other relevant data.
Nature Mapping Jackson Hole is a community of trained, citizen scientists
who report what, when and where they observe wildlife. These collective
observations create a long-term dataset of wildlife distribution throughout
Jackson Hole. By observing and recording the wildlife we see on a daily
basis, and making these observations available to others in the community,
the organization hopes to inform land management decisions and wildlife
biologists.
Nature Mapping Jackson Hole is a project of the Jackson Hole Wildlife
Foundation, made possible by the support of the Meg and Bert Raynes
Wildlife Fund.
*Feature Photo: Moose photo from last year's Moose Day taken by Nature
Mapper Gigi Halloran. h/t Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation / Pitchengine
Communities*
#buckrail #news #whatshappening